I liked the original Munsters series on TV; Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Butch Patrick were perfectly cast in their parts. Unfortunately the Munster's Scary Little Christmas has none of the wit and charm of the original series. With the exception of Ann Magnuson's Lily, all the other actor's playing Munsters are pale imitations of the originals.
This movie is so bad it can't even work on a pseudo-nostalgic level, as the acting, and especially the writing is so bad that one can't revive any affection felt for the original characters. It is written as if it were targeted for 6 year olds. Even Santa is an unsympathetic superficial caricature. The Santa in the Dudley Moore Santa Claus movie had more personality, heck, the Santa in "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" had more personality and depth! *SPOILER ALERT* (as if you could spoil something this rotten) When the elves turn Santa into a fruitcake, you don't care; on the other hand, when Herman casually mentions that their pet, Spot, ate the mailman, I was more upset!
The only other redeeming qualities of this film are Elaine Hendryx's (Marilyn) legs.
Skip this and watch the Christmas episode of the Munsters' first season instead.
This movie is so bad it can't even work on a pseudo-nostalgic level, as the acting, and especially the writing is so bad that one can't revive any affection felt for the original characters. It is written as if it were targeted for 6 year olds. Even Santa is an unsympathetic superficial caricature. The Santa in the Dudley Moore Santa Claus movie had more personality, heck, the Santa in "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" had more personality and depth! *SPOILER ALERT* (as if you could spoil something this rotten) When the elves turn Santa into a fruitcake, you don't care; on the other hand, when Herman casually mentions that their pet, Spot, ate the mailman, I was more upset!
The only other redeeming qualities of this film are Elaine Hendryx's (Marilyn) legs.
Skip this and watch the Christmas episode of the Munsters' first season instead.